Some prominent colleges and governmental agencies provide online environmental management courses. MIT, Johns Hopkins and even the EPA have courses that can be taken and completed online for individuals seeking to improve their environmental management skills. Some of these courses can give the individual college credits that can be transferred to other colleges and used for a degree program in environmental management.
Another good place to find environmental management courses is through technical schools or community colleges. The Institute of Environmental Management and Technology or Red Rocks Community College have environmental management courses. Most technical schools do not allow individuals to take one course, but offer an environmental management program, while community colleges do allow an individual to take just one environmental management course at a time.
An individual seeking a degree in environmental management can attend a college or university. These educational institutions provide a host of environmental management minors, majors and degree programs. The individual can attend the schools as a part-time student taking only a few courses or enroll as a full-time student working toward a degree that can take two years, four years or longer for a graduate degree in environmental management.
A course in environmental management can enhance employment opportunities or future promotions of an individual. A safety officer, for instance, who takes environmental management courses looks more promising to an employer than a safety officer who just waits for a promotion. Educating yourself in this field of study also keeps the safety manager updated on all the new rules and regulations that a company or employer must follow to maintain a safe working environment. PayScale.com estimates an environmental manager can make from $58,000 to $95,000 a year with bonuses and profit sharing included as of 2011.